What Happened
The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday in Boston, handing Philadelphia a sixth straight loss to open the season. Fraser Minten recorded a goal and two assists, while Pavel Zacha, Mason Lohrei, Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman finished with 14 saves, and Porter Martone's third-period power-play goal ended his shutout bid. Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots for the Flyers.
Key Details
- Bruins record: 4-2 after their second consecutive win.
- Flyers record: 0-4-2, the only winless team in the Eastern Conference.
- Swayman's 136th career win ties Andy Moog for eighth in Bruins history.
- Martone scored on the power play 6:32 into the third period.
- Zacha opened the scoring 12:21 into the first period off a David Pastrnak backhand pass.
- McAvoy completed a six-game suspension from a slashing incident in last spring's playoffs.
What It Means
Boston has won two straight after a 4-2 start, with Swayman handling a heavy early workload by starting five of the team's first six games. Philadelphia remains the East's only winless club at 0-4-2, and the Flyers were outshot 19-3 over the first 30 minutes and 22-8 through two periods. Boston played without McAvoy, who finished his suspension.